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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GNCERN: Be it known that I, JAMES N. PEASE, ofPanama,in the county of Chautauqna, and `State of NewYork,` have invented-a newandimproved Handle-Attachment for Shovels, Maniire Forks, and ,similariimplements and I do hereby declare that the following ,isa full, clear,and .exact 'descriptioiil thereowhichwill: enabl others skilledin theart to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanyingdrawings', forming t part `of this specification, in whichi i i vFigure1 is afside view of my invention, partly in section. Figure 2, aitransverse central section of the same.' Similardetters of referenceindicate like-parts. This invention consists of a handle Vconstructedand ari'anged in suchl a manner that. itmay be applied to the ,handle orstale of a shovel, manure fork, hay fork,` orother similar implement,andgreatlytfacilitate lthe manipulation thereof. t A representsa metalframe constructed of Ya bar bent so as to forinthree sides of sqnadrangle, th'efcentral which is seeuredby bolts, b, to the outersurface of the central side of the frame, the basBy `beingal's'io bentor curved so as to have a semicircular indentation or recess, a',directly opposite the indentation or rece'ss a, the central side o'fframe A, the two ndentatiops or recesses a a forming a circle andgraspingthetaie `orshandle` ofthe implementto which thedeviceis-npplied, a firm attachment being obtainedhbyr, screwing upthenuts of the boitsb. Between the outer ends Vof the sides ce of the frameA there `is secured a rod, djon which'a wooden cylinder, e, is fitted.`This device is clampedl to the stale-or handle of .the implementbtweehlitsi two `lend When applied 'to a shovel-handle, for instanceVthe`wooden cylinder is at.tl1e outer' sideaboveor in frontfofsthe stale orhandle, so that the hand of the operatorrnay grasp, c, Without stoopingns much as is" novir requre'dlin consequence ofl the hand grasping the.stale orr handle. The shovel-handle is of on'rse'providedwththeordinaryattachment at its ond for 'the right hand to grasp, the left hand'grasping the` 'oylirule'igl of my' lenient."` This simple attachment notonly aordsa {inni-hold for the left hand of the operator, b'irtalso'causes muchg s'tqeping to be avoided in manipulating the implement.Y 'i i f :3, i i

Havingthusdescribed my invention, I claim as new, and desire to securebyLettersl Patent-1I The 4supplenrlental handlefattachment, constructedsubstantiallyas shoivna'nd described, fon the pnrpose of g, applied tothe staleor handles of shovels, ilanure forks, and othersimilarmplements, as set forth."` The above specification of myinvention signed by me this 4th dayfofJune. 1866." l t JAMES N. PE

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IsaacN. Pmsn, M, J. PEAsE.

